Rodborough Common    41 WAXWINGS again this afternoon, just before 4pm. They roosted around the west wall of The Hythe. (Martine & Pete Fenn/Francis Steuck).

Waxwings by Pete Fenn

Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT still today at SO7163209079. Also 20 Curlews and two Common Cranes on the edge of the village. (Geoff Fawcett).

Cotswold Water Park East     The juvenile GREATER SCAUP and the Ferruginous Duck, or hybrid, still on Pit 114 today. Also three Goosanders (1m, 2rh), 60+ Red Crested Pochards, two Egyptian Geese and nine Pintails (5m, 4f). (Paul Masters/MK). The LITTLE GULL came in to roost at 3:31pm at Pit 125. (Ian Sherriffs).

Little Gull by Ian Sherriffs

Sharpness     Two BLACK REDSTARTS, an adult male and the female type, around the lightship in Dock Road again today late morning. (Vic Polley).

WWT Slimbridge    Two Cattle Egrets and three Little Egrets on South Lake at 4pm. Also a flock of Greenfinches. (Nigel Young/Les Ditchburn).

Little Egret & Cattle Egret by Nigel Young

Stanley Downton     This morning a Little Egret, two Grey Herons, four Cormorants, a Peregrine flew off a pylon and went west. A male Stonechat below Bond’s Mill. (Paul Sutton).

Little Egret by Paul Sutton

Cheltenham    17 WAXWINGS on Westdown Gardens in a Horse Chestnut this morning and this afternoon on Eldon Road. (Greg & Tom Mabbett).

Stroud    35 WAXWINGS at Stratford Park around the car park at 10:40am until 12:30pm when they flew towards the town. (Keith Colcombe).

Rodborough Common     36 WAXWINGS roosted in a tall tree near houses on the top of the common late afternoon. (Tan Grigg).

Eastleach     A ringtail HEN HARRIER over the fields to the NE of Eastleach, after circling around it headed south. Also two Corn Buntings there. (Martine & Pete Fenn).

Hen Harrier by Pete Fenn

Sharpness     Two BLACK REDSTARTS, an adult male and the female type, around the lightship in Dock Road again today. (David Creber/Geoff Moyser/Clive Scarlett/Dave Stone/Simon Bradfield).

Black Redstart by Clive Scarlett

Cotswold Water Park East     The juvenile GREATER SCAUP and the Ferruginous Duck, or hybrid, still on Pit 114 today. The LITTLE GULL again in the roost on Pit 125. (Greg Mabbett).

Dursley     A Dipper on the River Cam by the Vale Hospital in Lister Road again today. (David Creber).

Uley    At Owlpen ponds this morning two Grey Herons, three Buzzards, three Goldcrests, a Little Egret, six pairs of Mandarins, ten pairs of Mallards, 12 Long-tailed Tits, two Coal Tits and a Siskin. (Tim Thompson).

Saul Warth    At high tide this morning four Grey Herons, 16 Shelducks, 90 Wigeon (40 & 50) flew S, 70 Curlews, a Common Sandpiper, a Kestrel, 35 Meadow Pipits, a Rock Pipit, five Pied Wagtails, 20 Fieldfares, 20 Goldfinches, male and female Stonechats and two Chiffchaffs at the sewage works. (MK). Later a Kingfisher, a Linnet and two more Stonechats. (Nigel Young).

Rock Pipit by Nigel Young

WWT Slimbridge    A Water Rail between Willow and Knott hides and a Spotted Redshank on the Rushy. (Sarah Townsend).

Frampton pools     A Grey Wagtail, a male Goldeneye, 162 Tufted Ducks, 170 Coots, nine Gadwalls, nine Great Crested Grebes, 17 Greylags, four Canada Geese, a Kingfisher, five Little Egrets, 30 Cormorants, a Cetti’s Warbler, a Chiffchaff, a Blackcap, a male Stonechat, a Lesser Redpoll and 20+ Siskins today. (Nick Goatman).

Walmore Common     WeBS count today, birds included 1050 Teal, three Shelducks, 14 Shovelers, 60 Wigeon, 570 Lapwings, 75 Dunlins, three Snipe, a Little Egret, a Sparrowhawk, a Chiffchaff, a Blackcap and two Stonechats. (Andy Jayne).

Forest of Dean    This afternoon birds between Staple Edge Cottages and Meer Pool (the Iberian Chiffchaff site) included at least 70 Bramblings, 150 Chaffinches, 30 Siskins, 30 Goldfinches, Hawfinch and 2+ Crossbills. 11 Mandarins on Mallards Pike lake. (Ian Ralphs).

Berkeley shore    WeBS count this morning birds included 13 Redshanks, four Turnstones, 73 Mallards, 28 Teal, 91 Wigeon, 32 Pintails, two Green Sandpipers and two Rock Pipits. (Jon Haw).

Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth     WeBS count today, birds included 11 Canada Geese, five Shelducks, 260 Wigeon, 160 Teal, two Mallards, four Grey Herons, 120 Lapwings, 370 Dunlins, 480 Curlews, 20 Redshanks, a Turnstone, 20 Black-headed Gulls, two Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Also a Buzzard, five Skylarks, ten Meadow Pipits and five Fieldfares. (Mike Smart).

Halmore     Around the woods this morning several Goldcrests, two Treecreepers, c40 Redwings, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Buzzards, c30 Lapwings over and a male Kestrel hunting in the fields. (Chris Newton).

Treecreeper by Chris Newton

Goldcrest by Chris Newton

Gloucester     WeBS count at Alney Island today eight Teal, a female Gadwall, two Mallards, two Coots, a Moorhen, two Herring Gulls and five Black-headed Gulls. Also a Buzzard, two pairs of Stonechats (Port Ham and near the Rugby Pitch), 180 Redwings, 50 Fieldfares, a pair of Mistle Thrushes and a female Bullfinch. (Gord Avery).

Cheltenham     Six WAXWINGS on Priory Terrace feeding on a Rowan today. (Tom Mabbett). Eight WAXWINGS over Moorend Park Road/Osprey Road junction in Leckhampton early afternoon. A drake Mandarin back at Park Campus pond today. (Jeremy Holland).

Rodborough Common     35 WAXWINGS this evening. (Mark O’Connell).

Sharpness    The adult male and the female/immature BLACK REDSTART still today in Dock Road by the tallest building/silo. (Andy Jordan).

Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT still today but elusive around SO7205108792. (Richard Williams). Park at St Andrew’s church and follow the public footpath out to the shoreline. Wellies essential currently. Please keep to public right of way and don’t wander around in private fields. Thank you. Also a second-calendar year Goshawk put up all the gulls, two Common Cranes, 13 Dunlins, two Shelducks, 500+ Lapwings, three Golden Plovers, three Stonechats and a Rock Pipit. (Dan Watson).

Cotswold Water Park East     The juvenile GREATER SCAUP still this afternoon on Pit 114 but no sign of the Ferruginous Duck, or hybrid seen yesterday by Martin McGill. Also two Egyptian Geese. A LITTLE GULL, presumably the one seen at Lechlade, roosting on Pit 125 with Black-headed Gulls. (Ian Ralphs).

Birdlip    At Shab Hill 140 Golden Plovers and a Goshawk over in patrolling flight at 12.30pm. (Terry Fenton).

Saul Warth     At high tide 16 Shelducks, a pair of Pintails, two pairs of Wigeon, 230+ Curlews, 500+ Dunlins, a Common Sandpiper, 60+ Fieldfares, 10+ Redwings, 20+ Goldfinches, four Meadow Pipits, a Rock Pipit, a male Blackcap. Two Chiffchaffs and a Goldcrest at the sewage works. Two Common Cranes heard calling from Awre. (MK).

Dursley     A Dipper on the River Cam by the Vale Hospital in Lister Road today. (Roberta Goodall).

Bourton-on-the-Water      A pair of Goosanders on the north pits, here since early December. Also a small flock of Siskins and Lesser Redpolls. (Andy Lewis).

Gretton     Three Lesser Redpolls feeding in Alder trees at dusk today. (Roger & Sheila Wasley).

Lesser Redpoll by Roger Wasley

Ashleworth & Hasfield Hams     WeBS count today included 15 Canada Geese, 337 Wigeon, four Gadwall, 15 Teal, 14 Mallard, five Pintails and 18 Snipe. Also a Buzzard, three drumming Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 20 Meadow Pipits, 50 Fieldfares, a Cetti’s Warbler and a Raven. (Mike Smart).

Coombe Hill Meadows     WeBS count today included 160 Teal, 200 Wigeon, five Canada Geese, 13 Mallards, 43 Pintails, 30 Tufted Ducks, 26 Shovelers, 20 Herring Gulls, two Lesser Black-backed Gull, two Coots, 11 Moorhens and 125 Lapwings. (Ian Ralphs).

Awre     Belated news from yesterday afternoon, the RICHARD’S PIPIT still but elusive. It was found after 90 minutes feeding in the stubble fields and eventually flew out and landed in the tractor tracks around SO7205108792. (Dave Hughes/Wayne Tucker/Raoul Chandrasekar). Park at St Andrew’s church and follow the public footpath out to the shoreline. Wellies essential currently. Please keep to public right of way and don’t wander around in private fields. Thank you.

Richard’s Pipit by Dave Hughes

WWT Slimbridge    A DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Dumbles, also a Marsh Harrier and the Lesser White-fronted Goose and the Snow Goose, and the Pink-footed Goose on the Tack Piece, all three geese of unknown origin. A Spotted Redshank on the Rushy. (Mark Coller). A Polish-ringed Black-headed Gull (Right leg – darvic ring, blue with white lettering – TA53) today. (Steven Parker).

Saul Warth     This morning a Common Sandpiper and a Green Sandpiper flew from Hock Ditch by the Horse field, two Rock Pipits and two Stonechats on the rocks. Also 20+ Meadow Pipits, two Grey Herons, two Shelducks, six Curlews and a Kestrel. (Steve Pullen).

Forest of Dean     A Treecreeper, a Marsh Tit and a Great Spotted Woodpecker in Bonds Wood this morning, skirting the quarry on the Coleford to Staunton Road. (Geoff Fawcett). At Cannop Ponds six Mandarins, a pair of Goosanders, two Tufted Ducks, eight Wigeon and two Little Grebes. (Alan Waterman).

Churchdown     A Sparrowhawk on the garden fence for 10 minutes, also three Long-tailed Tits and a female Great Spotted Woodpecker on the feeders. (Frances Smith).

Cheltenham    At 11am a Kestrel hovering low at the edge of the car park of the Grovefield Way Aldi store. (David Norman).

Leigh Meadows     WeBS count today two Mute Swans, 200 Wigeon, ten Teal, two Mallards, two Grey Herons, 21 Little Egrets, a Buzzard, five Lapwings, 170 Black-headed Gulls, three Common Gulls and 50 Fieldfares. (Mike Smart).

Cobney Meadows     WeBS count today viewed from the hill above the Red Lion five Wigeon, ten Teal and two Cormorants.  (Mike Smart).

Saul Warth     A Egyptian Goose flew over high N, 14 Shelducks, a Redshank, a Common Sandpiper, a Kestrel, a Sparrowhawk, two Rock Pipits, a Meadow Pipit, a Skylark, two Grey Wagtails, a Pied Wagtail, a female Stonechat, two Mistle Thrushes, ten Fieldfares, four Redwings and six Goldfinches. (MK).

Rock Pipit by Mike King

Common Sandpiper by Mike King

Nailsworth     A male Peregrine feeding a kill on the Tetbury Lane radio mast this morning. (Jake King).

WWT Slimbridge    114 Bewick’s Swans and two WHOOPER SWANS this afternoon. On the juvenile DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE and the Lesser White-fronted Goose and Pink-footed Goose, both of unknown origin. (Slimbridge Sightings).

Coates     BRAMBLINGS at Hailey Saw Mill in the Beech trees and for a long way in the trees from Sapperton to Park Corner. Also Yellowhammers along the hedgerows. c40 Corn Buntings in the fields before Park Corner. A large flock of BRAMBLINGS in Overley Wood along Longhill Road. (Chris Snook).

Brambling by Chris Snook

Hazleton     Five BRAMBLINGS feeding with 60+ Chaffinches along the lane to Hazleton still today. (Andy Lewis).

Forest of Dean    At Parkend a Hawfinch in the trees by the cricket pitch again today. (Merv Carlyon). At at Cannop Upper Pond, six Mandarins (3m, 3f), six Wigeons, two Little Grebes and two Marsh Tits at the feeders. (Chris Keeling).

Hawfinch  by Merv Carlyon

Tresham     At least eight Red Kites circling the fields, disturbing 350+ Golden Plovers today. (Terry Grant).

Nind     Four Siskins, a Blackcap and a Green Woodpecker of note at Nind nature reserve today. c30 Fieldfares in the fields to the W of the small hamlet of Wortley. (Mike Fisher).

Maisemore     From Court Lake to the upper parting five Redwings, a Mistle Thrush, 35 Chaffinches, two Long-tailed Tits, three Ravens, 41 Jackdaws, 95 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a Coot, 11 Moorhens and seven Mallards today. (John Fletcher).

Stonehouse/Stanley Downton     A Peregrine on pylons below Bond’s Mill. A pair of Buzzards, six Grey Wagtails along the Frome, five Cormorants and two Grey Herons. (Paul Sutton).

Forest of Dean     A WAXWING in Littledean early afternoon. (Dan Watson).

Waxwing by Dan Watson

At Woorgreens early morning a JACK SNIPE, a Stonechat on Crabtree Hill, 65 Crossbills between Woorgreens, Crabtree Hill and Serridge Inclosure and a Goshawk heard calling. Around Serridge Inclosure 30+ Siskins, a few Bramblings with Chaffinches, a Raven and three Lesser Redpolls at Drybrook Road Station. At Cannop ponds seven Mandarins (4m, 3f), two pairs of Wigeon, a Little Grebe and a Marsh Tits on the feeders. (Paul Masters/MK). At Parkend a pair of Hawfinches high in the trees by the cricket pitch and a Sparrowhawk. (Paul Masters/MK/Steve Young). Two Peregrines over the Angus Buchanan fields in Coleford this morning. (Geoff Fawcett).

Hawfinch by Steve Young

Bramblings by Mike King

Cheltenham    6-8 WAXWINGS coming to a red rowan on Westdown Gardens off Hewlett Road again today. (Greg Mabbett).

Cirencester     Three WAXWINGS still by Waterloo car park/lights at 9:45am, then flew off towards the market place at 10:05am. (per Jon Mercer).

Frampton pools     A WAXWING on mistletoe by the row of Lombardy Poplars near the gravel wash E of the Sailing Lake this morning. (Gordon Kirk). On Court Lake three Mute Swans, two Cormorants, two Grey Herons, 50+ Tufted Ducks, seven Greylags and a Gadwall. Also three Fieldfares in the fields N of the junction swing bridge at Saul. (Elaine Arundel).

Waxwing by Gordon Kirk

Sharpness     The adult male BLACK REDSTART still in Dock Road briefly this morning. (Jake King). The female/first-winter BLACK REDSTART in Dock Road early afternoon. (Greg Mabbett).

Ruscombe     A Stonechat in the Ruscombe Valley this afternoon at SO835073 present for a few days. (Chris Tracey).

Stonechat by Chris Tracey

WWT Slimbridge     A Spotted Redshank on the Rushy, briefly on the ice in front of the hide this morning. The Snow Goose, of unknown origin, in the fields on the approach road with 100+ Greylags and a few Lapwings this afternoon. (Peter Rodgers).

Spotted Redshank by Peter Rodgers

Thrupp to Stonehouse    Six Kingfishers, all male, 1 at Griffin Mill lock, 1 at Lock keepers café, Stroud, 1 at Lodgemore Lane, 1 at Ebley Mill, 1 at Oils Mill and 1 at Ryeford. A female Goosander at Thrupp near Stroud Brewery. A Great Spotted Woodpecker at Ryeford and many Wrens and Goldcrests along the route. Two male and a female Mandarin on the river adjacent to the canal at Bowbridge. (Paul Sutton).

Mandarins by Paul Sutton

Leigh Meadows     Viewed from the A38 early on at least 19 Little Egrets feeding in the new course of the Chelt near the A38. This evening 20 Grey Herons had joined them. (Mike Smart).

Tewkesbury    At Mythe Hook  400 Canada Geese, 200 Wigeon, 100 Teal, 40 Mallards, 20 Pintails and five Shovelers today. (Mike Smart).

Cheltenham    Ten WAXWINGS coming to a red rowan on Westdown Gardens off Hewlett Road at lunchtime. They were also in limes at the end of Eldon Road on mistletoe. (Tom Mabbett). A Kingfisher briefly in Sandford Park just behind Wetherspoons this morning. (Rose Lennard).

Sharpness     An adult male BLACK REDSTART around the lightship in Dock Road at 9:22am. (MK). The female type BLACK REDSTART was around the old post office and buildings at lunchtime and flew to the grain silo after it was disturbed. (Neil Smart). From the seawall 100+ Wigeon, a Teal, eight Cormorants. In the wooded area a Goldcrest, three Nuthatches, a Treecreeper and a Chiffchaff. (Clare Glanville).

Black Redstart by Mike King

Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT again this morning around SO7162209074. (Ian Hull). Park at St Andrew’s church and follow the public footpath out to the shoreline. Wellies essential currently. Please keep to public right of way and don’t wander around in private fields. Thank you.

Bentham     This morning nine Coots, three Little Grebes, a JACK SNIPE, a Snipe, a Red Kite, two Green Woodpeckers, two Ravens and four Bullfinches. (Andy Jayne).

Epney    Four Avocets flew N this morning. (Jeremy Squire).

Cotswold Water Park East    A Green Sandpiper at lunchtime on a flooded field at Pit 132. (Ian Sherriffs).

WWT Slimbridge     A Great White Egret in the South Finger. The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Dumbles from Estuary Tower. Nine Avocets on South Lake. (Mike Davis).

Dark-bellied Brent Goose by Mike King

Forest of Dean    At Nagshead this morning 6+ Bramblings amongst a Chaffinch flock, three Goldfinches, a Siskin, a Song Thrush and a Firecrest. (Ant Dobbs).

Gloucester     Two Stonechats (m & f) along the Severn Way at Sudmeadow, also a Great Spotted Woodpecker at Sudmeadow and three Roe Deer by the Plantation reedbed. A female Kestrel at Gloucester Landfill Site. (Gordon Avery).

Halmore     A Barn Owl hunting early evening on the edge of local woods. Also male and female Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Nuthatch, a Song Thrush, a pair of Jays and a Muntjac. (Chris Newton).

Muntjac by Chris Newton

Cheltenham    At 3:15pm 11 WAXWINGS in an Ash tree at the top of Wessex Drive, however they flew off in an easterly direction shortly afterwards. (Steve Kear). This afternoon at Pittville at 3:40pm, a pair of Mandarins, six Cormorants and a Kingfisher. (Ken Heron).

Prestbury    Still seven WAXWINGS in Apple Orchard  in large Willows/Alders by the side of the Racecourse at 9:15am but not this afternoon. (Roy Shilham/Andy Wiggins).

Sharpness     A female-type BLACK REDSTART by the old lighthouse ship in the docks late morning. (Paul Rich).

Highnam Woods     This afternoon two Marsh Tits, three Coal Tits, three Nuthatches, 15 Great Tits, two Goldcrests, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, four Chaffinches, ten Long-tailed Tits, two Pied Wagtails, 150+ Fieldfares and Redwings, a Sparrowhawk and two Ravens. (John Fletcher).

Marsh Tit by John Fletcher

WWT Slimbridge    A pair of Egyptian Geese from Kingfisher hide, a Water Rail from Willow hide and a Great White Egret from Hogarth hide. (Martin Price). The DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Dumbles, a Grey Plover on the Bottom New Piece, 12 Avocets on South Lake and 180 White-fronted Geese on the Tack Piece. (Jeremy Squire).

Stroud     50 Siskins near Lodgemore Mill at lunchtime. Also a Jay, a Grey Wagtail and a Muntjac. (Richard Williams/Simon Ashley).

Tidenham Chase    Four JACK SNIPE, four WOODCOCKS, a pair of Yellowhammers, several each of Lesser Redpolls, Siskins and Goldcrests, numerous Redwings and Fieldfares and a Stonechat. (Martin Vaisey/Steve Thorogood).

Chedworth     Raucous corvid flocks over including three tumbling Ravens prior to afternoon snow flurries. (Harvey Sherwood).

Gloucester     At Castlemeads on flood water at Alney Island at midday viewed from the A430 causeway two Gadwalls (m & f), 70 Teal, ten Mallards, five Coot and a Moorhen. (Gordon Avery).

Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT again this morning initially at SO7127709101 before flying back towards the area around SO7162209074. (Mark Coller). Park at St Andrew’s church and follow the public footpath out to the shoreline. Wellies essential currently. Please keep to public right of way and don’t wander around in private fields. Thank you.

Cheltenham     Eight WAXWINGS still by Naunton Park Primary School in the ornamental gardens today at SO9509520834. (Gordon Avery/Steve Pullen). Also a a Peregrine over Leckhampton Road this morning. (Steve Pullen).

Prestbury    13 WAXWINGS in Apple Orchard  in large Willows/Alders by the side of the Racecourse today until 3:30pm at least. (Andy Wiggins).

Waxwing by Roy Shilham

Waxwing by Roy Shilham

Sharpness     A BLACK REDSTART still at the end of Dock Road today.  (Andy Jordan).

Stonehouse    A pair of Dippers at Bond’s Mill at 8:40 this morning. Also a Little Egret, 40 Goldfinches and a Cormorant. (MK). A Kingfisher on the Stroud canal at Bridgend this afternoon. (Giles Diggle). A pair of Goosanders on Stroudwater Canal between Ryeford and Ebley yesterday, 6th January. (Matthew Tipper).

Dipper by Mike King

WWT Slimbridge     The Spotted Redshank on the Rushy, the Snow Goose, of unknown origin, from Martin Smith hide and the DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE from Estuary Tower, both on the Tack Piece, and the Little Stint along the Dumbles scrape. This afternoon a MERLN briefly perched to SW of Zeiss hide. (Andy & Sue Gibbons).

Cirencester     Four Hawfinches this morning in Oakley Wood in the tall pines by Alfred’s Hall in Cirencester Park. (Martine Fenn).

Cotswold Water Park West     This evening on Pit 12 three Goldeneyes , two drakes, four Red Crested Pochards and two Egyptian Geese. (Richard Williams).

Forest of Dean    A Dipper at Cannop Ponds this afternoon and a Marsh Tit on the feeding table. Two Crossbills at New Fancy View and two Hawfinches at Parkend. (Ian Sherriffs).

Frampton pools     A Cattle Egret and 36 Little Egrets roosted on Court Lake. Also around the pools 40 Cormorants, three Goldeneyes (2m, 1f), 63 Tufted Ducks, five Gadwalls, a Kingfisher, nine Greylags, seven Great Crested Grebes, two Chiffchaffs, 20+ Siskins, two Ravens, 50+ Redwings, four Fieldfares, three Mistle Thrushes, ten Song Thrushes, three Bullfinches, male and female Blackcap and a Nuthatch. (Nick Goatman/MK).

Awre     The RICHARD’S PIPIT again this morning around SO7162209074. (Roberta Goodall/Dave Creber). Park at St Andrew’s church and follow the public footpath out to the shoreline. Wellies essential currently. Please keep to public right of way and don’t wander around in private fields. Thank you.

WWT Slimbridge    Siskins and Goldfinches by the entrance, a Peregrine on Sloane Tower and another on a Lapwing kill on the Bottom New Piece. An Oystercatcher and nine Avocets on South Lake. A Little Stint on the Dumbles scrape and the DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE on the Tack Piece. A male Goldeneye in the Eider pen. (Paul Masters). Later a pair of Goldeneyes on South Lake. (Helen Bojaniwska). A new in Snow Goose spent the day feeding on the Tack piece before coming onto the Rushy to roost. Very wary and left after 10 seconds of the evening swan feed. (Thomas Weston).

Cheltenham     Eight WAXWINGS still by Naunton Park Primary School in the ornamental gardens today at SO9509520834. (Jeremy Holland). This afternoon on the Park Campus lake a male and female Mandarin. There was also a second male further around the lake. (David Norman).

Mandarins by David Norman

Cotswolds    100+ Golden Plovers in a field by Northleach. Several Bramblings in Beech trees by Notgrove. At Hazleton at SP0744518704 c10 Bramblings in a large Chaffinch flock, but very flighty, best to remain in your car. (Chris Snook).

Brambling by Chris Snook

Saul Warth     At high tide a Common Sandpiper and two Greenfinches, scarce here, but little else. 25 Little Egrets in fading light at 4:30pm in a paddock off of the Arlingham Road at SO7448008931, probably a Cattle Egret too. (MK).

Common Sandpiper by Mike King

Ozleworth     This afternoon two Ravens, two Red Kites, a Buzzard, 18 Red-legged Partridges and a female MERLIN between Kingscote and Calcot. (Paul Sutton).

Nailsworth     In the Barton end area, three Red Kites, four Buzzards, a pair of Stonechats. A mixed flock of Chaffinches and Greenfinches in a hedgerow near Hazlecote, also two Roe Deer, c600 Woodpigeons, a Raven over and a male Kestrel. (Paul Sutton).

Gotherington     At dusk today 100+ Linnets on the field adjacent to the village hall and a Snipe flushed from an attenuation pond by a new development at the edge of the village. (Colin Brown).